Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.
Start: 10/4/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010309 · 10/4/2018 · Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Fall on water vehicle
Source: Barge

Employer

Name: Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.
Location: 2132 Barrancas Ave, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32502
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a barge, cleaning and cutting out rebar from a concrete trophy. Suffering from dehydration, he became overheated and dizzy and fell. He landed on a steel beam, which struck the left side of his ribcage and caused a pneumothorax.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown